Zukenoodles and pesto

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I have been daydreaming about a (hand-held) julienne slicer for some time now.

As many of you know, there are many things I don't eat - I have (almost entirely) been off dairy for over ten years, eat little to no refined sugar, soy, pork, etc and have been mostly off grains for over a year.

The answer to the missing pasta gap?

Zucchini pasta!

I give you zukenoodles!

Here they are raw on the counter, fresh from the julienne slicer peeler thingy. :)

In a pan, I sauteed some scallions in oil and tossed the zucchini right in. (Photo by Joe)

(photo also by Joe) After adding a good healthy portion of pesto (from my last little tub from Garlic and Arts last fall!) and simmering down the liquid we ate most delicious piles of zukenoodles with pesto!


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Four color tomato salad

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I love tomatoes, especially heirloom. I love the colors, flavors, and patterns.

At our local farmer's market we picked up four different colors of tomatoes and made a delicious salad. I dressed them with a little bit of raw cider vinegar, olive oil, salt, fresh ground black pepper, and a tiny bit of maple to soften the vinegar.

Absolutely delicious!

This once again supports my position that delicious food tastes better when it's beautiful.



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Drinks for the hot days

Sparkling lemonade, with a splash of a summery white wine, lots of little ice cubeys, and a delicious garnish are a definite highlight of sweltering days.

Busy Summer

Wow. It's been almost two weeks since my last post.

Things here have been a crazy mix of good and bad and everything in between.

But don't worry lovelies. There are still plenty of good things to share!

We've been to farmers markets, farmstands, canned eight and a half quarts of tomatoes (funny story for another time) some tomato juice,

made tomato paste, froze some cantaloupe, and so much more!

For now I'll leave you with a little taste of summer.

A hat that fits

I've got a big head.

No, seriously. I've got a big head.

"one size fits most" means my big head is going to have a big headache from being squeezed into a hat that's too small.

The answer? find a great shop on etsy and have custom big hat made.

Cream colored linen cloche, vintage cotton ribbon and wooden buckle.

Perhaps someday I'll have to get into making hats out of something other than yarn.

He's home! he'shomehe'shomehe'shome!!!

For real! I got to pinch him and hug him and not let go for a really long time (to the point where much of his family jumped in on the hug to get a piece of him)

Yay!

View from the road

As many of you know, I usually spend a couple of weeks in Maine with my family each summer. This year I left early in order to be home when my husband returns. (eeeee!)

I'm not someone who travels fast, even though I travel often. Driving the winding roads of mountainous New Hampshire I couldn't help but pull over to see if my little camera could handle the beautiful view.

Even though I have quit jobs in order to still be able to go on this vacation with my family, it is delightful to have found something worth leaving camp to see.

Trellis Wristwarmers

I had been waiting to post about these until I finished the matching (yarn) cowl that I knitted last week, but for some reason, sewing on the button and making a button-loop is too much to ask for at present. ;)

So lovelies, here are wristwarmers and the best photo I could take with my chin.

The patterns is the Garden Trellis Mitts pattern on ravelry, although because I have pretty small hands I ended up editing the pattern down to fit more snugly.